PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE
COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE WEATHER
WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES
ROSE TO ABOUT 35 DEGREES. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER WILL STILL BE VERY HOT OVER
GUANGDONG TODAY. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL AFFECT
THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK TO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT WILL BE WINDIER WITH UNSETTLED WEATHER
OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE
WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS AND IT
WILL BE WINDIER.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 28.07.2020